Chinese real estate rebounds

China's real estate sector grew faster than the overall economy in the second quarter as new home purchase restrictions in the biggest cities failed to deter buyers.

Economic output by real-estate brokers surged 8.8 per cent from a year earlier in the April-to-June period, while construction activities jumped 7.3 per cent, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Saturday. 

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